Department of Horticulture

(Government of Karnataka)

Dharwar district has its own
specially amongst the northern districts of Karnataka.
Kalaghatagi taluk falls under Malnad region. Whereas Dharwar is
in Semi Malnad region. Hubli, Kundagol, Navalgunda taluks are
maiden areas. Soils are predominantly black and red sandy
soils. Navalgund taluk is a dry taluk. Dharwar and Kalaghatagi
taluks receives very high rainfall where as Kundagol taluk
receives less rainfall. Malaprabha Dam in Savadatti taluk is
irrigating about 14.8% of the land in Hubli and Navalagund
taluks. Dharwar Alphonso is next only to Ratnagiri Alphonso.
In totality, there is a lot of potentiality for converting this
district into an agri-export zone.